{"id":207863,"date":"2025-04-30T00:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=dae94a39d04b0078817af601b1aa9eb3"},"modified":"2025-04-30T00:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:07:25","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-agencys-25th-annual-student-launch-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=207863","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Agency\u2019s 25th\u00a0Annual Student Launch Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA\u2019s annual Student Launch<\/a> challenge will bring middle school, high school, and college students from around the country together to launch high-powered rockets and payloads. On Saturday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CDT (or until the last rocket launches), student teams will convene for the agency\u2019s 25th annual challenge at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, near NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a> in Huntsville. <\/p>\n

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Hundreds of students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched amateur rockets near NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, during the Agency\u2019s 2024 Student Launch competition. <\/div>\n
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Live streaming will begin at 8:20 a.m. CDT on NASA Marshall YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media interested in covering Student Launch events should contact Taylor Goodwin at 938-210-2891.<\/p>\n

Winners will be announced June 9 during a virtual awards ceremony once all teams\u2019 flight data has been verified.<\/p>\n

Seventy-one teams participated this year;\u00a047\u00a0teams are expected to launch in-person. Teams not traveling to Alabama are allowed to conduct final test flights at a qualified launch field\u00a0near them.<\/p>\n

Schedule of Events:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rocket Fair:<\/strong> Friday, May 2, 2025, 3-6 p.m. at the Von Braun Center East Hall.
A free event for the public to view rockets and meet the student teams.<\/p>\n

Launch Day:<\/strong> Saturday, May 3, 2025, gates open at 7 a.m. and the event runs from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (or until last rocket launch) at Bragg Farms, in Toney, Alabama. This is a free public event with live rocket launches. Please be weather aware. Lawn chairs are recommended. Pets are not permitted.<\/p>\n

Back-up Launch Day:<\/strong> Sunday, May 4, 2025, is reserved as a back-up launch day in case of inclement weather. If needed, the event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (or until last rocket launches) at Bragg Farms.<\/p>\n

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